Flatbed Wages

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You're asking a loaded question so to speak, every guy in here does something a little different. None of our wages have any practical use to you at all because they're each unique. There's money to be made out here but you have to find your way of doing it, you can search all you want you're not going to find the answer you're looking for online.

 

Hey Feanor,

If you want to try flat and are new, I would recommend trying to get hired on with Roehl Transport. They have a decent training program to help out new flatbed operators as well as drivers. I did flat for two years at two different companies and it is not an easy thing to tackle while learning to be a new operator (I worked my first year as a driver locally with roll offs and dump trucks). My opinion on the pay is that there is just to many factors that come into this because most companies pay bonus for things that your not gonna hit while your new. After you get the hang of securing and tarping different loads, your pay is gonna go up dramatically just because you have more time in the day to drive. Hope it helps

 

I think the raw data you seek would be to vast with to many variables to be of any real use. While everyone can give their input, there are many different roads to success in the trucking business and each person measures success differently. Using just a few minutes of Google time, you can get some basic guidelines based on load types, driver experience, etc. and the rest of it is really a individual story. I think ones personality, willingness to work and motivation, plays a big part in their success however they measure it.

IMO the greatest thing about the internet is the worst thing about the internet. It is indecisive. For example: you may read 5 post that says Maverick sucks and is the worst company in the world and hear about how someone got screwed over. Then you scroll down a little farther and the next 5 post chronicle the story of how Maverick is the best company in the world to work for. Every portrayed fact that someone gives you about their experience is skewed a little bit by them personally. There is always at least 2 sides to every story.

I would agree with what I have read most people here have stated. Do your research as best to can, compile the skewed data as best you can. THEN JUMP IN SOMEWHERE. Everything has to have a starting point.

 

Oh ok, figure between $25,000 and 250,000.

 

By far the most accurate answer lol.

BTW that is USD not monopoly money....

 

Since the OP specified flats, I'm going to eliminate steps and double drops. First year I have no idea but after getting some experience I say $40k - $80k all depends on what the driver is willing to do, where he goes, how long he stays out, what part of the country he runs in, can dispatch count on him to do anything anywhere without handholding...... etc etc etc just too many variables.